Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Parenting and Advocacy Correcting a Teacher?

It might be too late now, as your daughter might have already had a discussion with the teacher, but it's also possible that the teacher graded the paper holistically. As an occasional writing teacher, I assign a grade that takes into account content, sophistication of vocabulary, organization, flow of ideas, etc. When I mark something, it's usually only as a helpful note, not to "take points off."

Of course, if that's the case, the teacher absolutely should have noted helpful ideas for improvement. To have one "correction" be the only feedback on a paper is just bad teaching.